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For goodness sake, it was just resting in my account! Oops........sorry, wrong thread.
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Russell Kane has been brilliant through this Covid 19 period, has had me in stitches.
Here he is with another Kaneing, the latest episode about Dominic (Clarence from Robocop) Cummings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQGjW4KUf1c
Here he is with another Kaneing, the latest episode about Dominic (Clarence from Robocop) Cummings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQGjW4KUf1c
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A point worth debating is just how much knowledge of the amount of virus there was in London at the time did he have ? He will have known as data now confirms that London was a hotbed of infection with up to 20% of the population infected he obviously thought sod this and hot tailed it away, others trying this were turned back .
It wouldn't surprise me if motorway camera operators and police patrols were told not to monitor and let him through .
It wouldn't surprise me if motorway camera operators and police patrols were told not to monitor and let him through .
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Not been anywhere near this messageboard for days! I don’t wish to be mean, but I don’t want to live rent free in your head anymore. You’re obviously a really generous landlord , with an under used resource, but I need to move on now.
I hope you can accept my apology for getting so under your skin and move on too.
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Obsessed
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Clearly obsessedTheFamilyCat wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 10:33 pmSome truly jaw-dropping defence of Cummings and the government going on. And that's without Ringo breaking his silence on the matter.
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Haha fair play I'll give you that one!RingoMcCartney wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 8:44 pmNot been anywhere near this messageboard for days! I don’t wish to be mean, but I don’t want to live rent free in your head anymore. You’re obviously a really generous landlord , with an under used resource, but I need to move on now.
I hope you can accept my apology for getting so under your skin and move on too.
I just couldn't resist when the News said he lives in Islington. Who'd have thought it!?
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Aren't you just. Probably on the same level as this:
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TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 12:16 pmQuestion one, from a Mr Ringo McCartney of Burnley: "Mr Johnson, would you like to shag my wife?"
Some on hear clearly need something as a distraction. This lockdown is doing them no good. Far too much time on their hands.
When do the schools go back!?
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Wouldn’t worry - if posters mention you in their response, it only shows that you’ve hit a nerve and they are on a guilt trip (or don’t have any understanding of their surroundings).
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Not since you had a bit of a mare last weekend.RingoMcCartney wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 8:44 pmNot been anywhere near this messageboard for days! I don’t wish to be mean, but I don’t want to live rent free in your head anymore. You’re obviously a really generous landlord , with an under used resource, but I need to move on now.
I hope you can accept my apology for getting so under your skin and move on too.
Anyway, less of playing the man and have an attempt at the ball: what are your thoughts on Cummings' behaviour and Johnson's attempt at defending him today?
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Incidentally, can anyone tell me why ‘witty’ responses to posts are only posted when the poster is logged off???
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I’m waiting for the photos. Not telling me that nobody thought to take a photo of him if he was there.tiger76 wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 8:12 pmIndeed they could https://uk.yahoo.com/news/eyewitness-do ... 3479.html
The story here is a bit odd.
“He said it matches the first five characters of a vehicle shown in a photograph he found online of the Downing Street aide”?
So the first five characters were available For him to find online? Five out of how many?
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A lot has been said about Dominic Cummings over the past couple of days.
Whatever he's done pales into insignificance compared to a previous communications man in Number 10 Downing Street.
He "sexed up" a dossier and was instrumental in the UK being directly involved in an illegal war.
An illegal war that lead to the needless deaths of 100s of thousands of innocent Iraqi men , women and children .
Perspective.......
Whatever he's done pales into insignificance compared to a previous communications man in Number 10 Downing Street.
He "sexed up" a dossier and was instrumental in the UK being directly involved in an illegal war.
An illegal war that lead to the needless deaths of 100s of thousands of innocent Iraqi men , women and children .
Perspective.......
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All correct however you appear to have omitted one important fact he resigned.RingoMcCartney wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 9:21 pmA lot has been said about Dominic Cummings over the past couple of days.
Whatever he's done pales into insignificance compared to a previous communications man in Number 10 Downing Street.
He "sexed up" a dossier and was instrumental in the UK being directly involved in an illegal war.
An illegal war that lead to the needless deaths of 100s of thousands of innocent Iraqi men , women and children .
Perspective.......
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I see the “great white” has been feeding on some chum.
I’ve missed your polling numbers. Tell us again what the great British public make of our PM.
I’ve missed your polling numbers. Tell us again what the great British public make of our PM.
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It would have been worse if Corbyn had been driving.
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lol Ringo
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Seems the most accurate post on here.AlargeClaret wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 5:59 pmWhile I appreciate this thread is mainly a Twitter esque circle jerk of hysterical left wingers ( of course they hate Cummings) this could go either way
They’ll get the Guardians bogeyman, sure as night follows day.
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Polling's pretty quiet just now,but I've found these snippets Andrew.Can't imagine why Ringo didn't post them.
Boris Johnson:
Approve: 45% (-1)
Disapprove: 39% (+3)
Keir Starmer:
Approve: 47% (+5)
Disapprove: 17% (-1)
via
@OpiniumResearch
Chgs. w/ 14 May
On whether Dominic Cummings should or should not resign from his job as advisor to the Prime Minister:
Should resign: 52%
Should not resign: 28%
via
@YouGov
, 23 May
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Never been a fan of Dominic Cummings until the past few days.
The way he has dealt with the screamers and the press has been fantastic though.
Good on him
The way he has dealt with the screamers and the press has been fantastic though.
Good on him
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bfcjg wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 8:30 pmA point worth debating is just how much knowledge of the amount of virus there was in London at the time did he have ? He will have known as data now confirms that London was a hotbed of infection with up to 20% of the population infected he obviously thought sod this and hot tailed it away, others trying this were turned back .
It wouldn't surprise me if motorway camera operators and police patrols were told not to monitor and let him through .
Those ‘police patrols’ were more than likely at domestics.
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Leaving aside getting one over the media and left wingers like me who obviously disliked him before this, if I'd had a family member seriously ill or even dying alone because I was following the rules whilst he was off wherever he wanted I really do think I'd be horrified and distraught over this.
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"Off wherever he wanted"ksrclaret wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 10:01 pmLeaving aside getting one over the media and left wingers like me who obviously disliked him before this, if I'd had a family member seriously ill or even dying alone because I was following the rules whilst he was off wherever he wanted I really do think I'd be horrified and distraught over this.
I thought he was dropping off his autistic child with family members?
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Not exactly a day at the beach was it?
Incidentally I just searched for your posts about Jeremy Corbyn turning up at parliament when he had no reason to. Or Andrew Kinnock flouting the lockdown rules.
I cant find them?
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Andrew Kinnock , do keep up , I know it’s tough , it’s been a long day
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Well beaches were closed at that point so he'd have had a job. I think castle's were still accessible though?
I didn't even know about those two flouting lockdown rules. Obviously that was really poor too and I'm sure they were given hell for it, but the main distinction I can make there is that neither of those two were instrumental in putting rules in place.
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I'm amazed at the deflection on this thread,whatever others have or haven't done during this lockdown is irrelevant,Cummings clearly has no regard for the government's own guidance so why should the rest of the country.
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Hahaha! You think someone who actually cares about people would have got it worse? I think we’d have taken earlier measures and saved way more lives. And come out of the lockdown earlier, also saving the economy.
Johnson has done so poorly already, I’d be interested in your thoughts on how Corbyn could have possibly been worse.
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You said he was "off wherever he wanted" does that not include closed beaches?ksrclaret wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 10:12 pmWell beaches were closed at that point so he'd have had a job. I think castle's were still accessible though?
I didn't even know about those two flouting lockdown rules. Obviously that was really poor too and I'm sure they were given hell for it, but the main distinction I can make there is that neither of those two were instrumental in putting rules in place.
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Whilst action should have happened sooner to suggest Corbyn would have done any better is laughable. Full of indecision and could have been a shambles.AndrewJB wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 10:19 pmHahaha! You think someone who actually cares about people would have got it worse? I think we’d have taken earlier measures and saved way more lives. And come out of the lockdown earlier, also saving the economy.
Johnson has done so poorly already, I’d be interested in your thoughts on how Corbyn could have possibly been worse.
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I really couldn't tell you if he wanted to visit a beach or not. So far I only know he wanted to visit his mum's and a castle.
You're doing a grand job of deflecting this though, Damo, fair play. Johnson should have put you up at the podium today and saved himself the flack.
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A couple of anecdotal tales,but if these are anyway representative of the nation's pulse,then Cummings can't stay in his post surely.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-m ... 4571.html
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/dominic-cummi ... 2034.html
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-m ... 4571.html
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/dominic-cummi ... 2034.html
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I'm not deflecting anything.ksrclaret wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 10:25 pmI really couldn't tell you if he wanted to visit a beach or not. So far I only know he wanted to visit his mum's and a castle.
You're doing a grand job of deflecting this though, Damo, fair play. Johnson should have put you up at the podium today and saved himself the flack.
You said he was off wherever he wanted, without knowing if he wanted to go somewhere.
It just sounds a bit daft that's all
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Andrew (and Blackrod, Martin) I don't think Keith was making a serious point about Corbyn it was just a bit of sarcasm. Joey will put us all straight if I thought wrong!
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Doubt Johnson was expecting that Mail front page.
This isn’t political for a lot of people, it’s very personal. Makes a mockery of everything they’ve been saying for the past 10 weeks.
I thought yesterday cabinet ministers queuing up to defend him was unedifying, today was next level.
This isn’t political for a lot of people, it’s very personal. Makes a mockery of everything they’ve been saying for the past 10 weeks.
I thought yesterday cabinet ministers queuing up to defend him was unedifying, today was next level.
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Cummings couldn't care less about people like that. He wont have an ounce of sympathy for those families.tiger76 wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 10:26 pmA couple of anecdotal tales,but if these are anyway representative of the nation's pulse,then Cummings can't stay in his post surely.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-m ... 4571.html
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/dominic-cummi ... 2034.html
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Cummings’ mum was a special needs teacher so you can certainly see why they wanted the child in her orbit in case they were both incapacitated (luckily his wife recovered quickly). I bet the plan would have been for the sister to take the child if necessary and for the grandmother to advise. If I was in the exact same situation, I’d have done the same, without doubt. Family comes first, no matter what, and there was no evidence anyone else was put at risk.
In my many years following politics, I can’t remember anyone triggering as much hate as Cummings. Just an observation.
In my many years following politics, I can’t remember anyone triggering as much hate as Cummings. Just an observation.
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It's not political for me i couldn't care if they're blue,green,red,yellow or any other party,it's laughable that an unelected adviser is so feared by even cabinet ministers,that they'll defend his actions however wrong they happen to be.Swizzlestick wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 10:35 pmDoubt Johnson was expecting that Mail front page.
This isn’t political for a lot of people, it’s very personal. Makes a mockery of everything they’ve been saying for the past 10 weeks.
I thought yesterday cabinet ministers queuing up to defend him was unedifying, today was next level.
Why is he so feared that's what i can't get my head round,the warning signs were there in the Javid affair,and this is just becoming more crazy by the day,the government don't even seem to care that they're losing the support of the public and their own backbenchers.
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So let’s get this straight, you would put your child in a car with an infected person and drive 260 miles ?CrosspoolClarets wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 10:42 pmCummings’ mum was a special needs teacher so you can certainly see why they wanted the child in her orbit in case they were both incapacitated (luckily his wife recovered quickly). I bet the plan would have been for the sister to take the child if necessary and for the grandmother to advise. If I was in the exact same situation, I’d have done the same, without doubt. Family comes first, no matter what, and there was no evidence anyone else was put at risk.
In my many years following politics, I can’t remember anyone triggering as much hate as Cummings. Just an observation.
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I don't know much about him so did a bit of reading up as a result of this episode. Seems like his strength is in PR and leading campaigns. Also seems like he isn't particularly loyal to any party so maybe they fear they'll lose him to Labour to lead the campaign against them.tiger76 wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 10:46 pmIt's not political for me i couldn't care if they're blue,green,red,yellow or any other party,it's laughable that an unelected adviser is so feared by even cabinet ministers,that they'll defend his actions however wrong they happen to be.
Why is he so feared that's what i can't get my head round,the warning signs were there in the Javid affair,and this is just becoming more crazy by the day,the government don't even seem to care that they're losing the support of the public and their own backbenchers.
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Certainly wasn't an ideal situation for Cummings. But neither was having someone in your family die alone because the rules he helped orchestrate said you couldn't visit them. So you might have done the same, but you didn't make the rules.CrosspoolClarets wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 10:42 pmCummings’ mum was a special needs teacher so you can certainly see why they wanted the child in her orbit in case they were both incapacitated (luckily his wife recovered quickly). I bet the plan would have been for the sister to take the child if necessary and for the grandmother to advise. If I was in the exact same situation, I’d have done the same, without doubt. Family comes first, no matter what, and there was no evidence anyone else was put at risk.
In my many years following politics, I can’t remember anyone triggering as much hate as Cummings. Just an observation.
He does trigger a lot of hate, you're right, from all sides of politics including the civil service by the tonight's evidence. He's either terribly misunderstood or...
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The day before the 2017 election, the Sun ran 16 pages eviscerating Jeremy Corbyn - a terrorist sympathiser, unpatriotic, unfit to lead, take your pick. I put it that you have more of a selective memory.CrosspoolClarets wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 10:42 pmCummings’ mum was a special needs teacher so you can certainly see why they wanted the child in her orbit in case they were both incapacitated (luckily his wife recovered quickly). I bet the plan would have been for the sister to take the child if necessary and for the grandmother to advise. If I was in the exact same situation, I’d have done the same, without doubt. Family comes first, no matter what, and there was no evidence anyone else was put at risk.
In my many years following politics, I can’t remember anyone triggering as much hate as Cummings. Just an observation.
And if you can’t see where the anger stems from when the unelected adviser mainly responsible for the policy whereby people have missed funerals, special occasions, the last moments of loved ones, while wilfully ignoring it himself, then I can’t help you.
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For balance, you would leave your child in a household with multiple infected persons for 7-14 days? Where there is no option but for someone infected with Covid to feed and care for your child?
I’m not defending him btw, just pointing out the shades of grey, to your black and white.
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He did that anyway, didn't he? It was just a different house.
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